Turkey with Molasses Glaze

Name: Turkey with Molasses Glaze
Cuisine: United States
Ingredients: 1 recipe Sausage-Crouton Stuffing; Salt and freshly ground pepper; 2 tablespoons soy sauce; 2 tablespoons molasses; Salt and freshly ground pepper; One 16-pound turkey, fresh or fully defrosted

Preparation info

Serves
12
, with plenty of leftovers

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Thanksgiving Dinner

By Anthony Dias Blue and Kathryn K. Blue

Published 1994

About

This is our basic turkey recipe. We have experimented with other temperatures and other glazes, but this has been the most successful at our table. The glaze gives the bird a deep mahogany color and its adds flavor to the skin. The slow cooking temperature keeps it moist and tender.

Ingredients

One 16-pound turkey, fresh or fully defrosted
Salt and freshly ground pepper
1

Americas
United States
Leftovers
Dinner

Method

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees. Rinse the turkey inside and out with cold water. Dry thoroughly with paper towels. Sprinkle the cavity with salt and pepper. Stuff loosely (stuffing expands during cooking) and close the opening with metal skewers. Also stuff the